A 3D model demonstrates how the moon’s proximity influences ocean tides, resolving debates about whether the moon pulls or holds the water.

— Ellie Webb, Mineral Point, Wis. A Grant Petty, professor in the department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Gravity helps make the ocean tides happen.

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The high tides this week coincide with morning rush hour which means flooding could force detours along coastal roads.

A: Gravity helps make the ocean tides happen. Gravity is the attractive force that all matter exerts on other matter, and it’s what holds us to the Earth. All the matter that makes up the Earth ...